Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Judge Decides CPS Funding Lawsuit Next Week
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A Cook County judge will decide next week whether a Chicago Public Schools lawsuit alleging discriminatory funding by the state will move forward. If the judge deci...
Apr 19, 2017
Caterpillar to Deerfield
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar is packing up it’s headquarters, driving right past Chicago, and north to an office park in Deerfield. Caterpillar̵...
Apr 19, 2017
Prosecutors defend use of Schock informant
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Federal prosecutors deny that investigators crossed legal lines in their use of a confidential informant from former Republican Rep. Aaron Schock’s staff to build a co...
Apr 19, 2017
Wolf Road closing in Orland Park for Metra crossing repairs
(ORLAND PARK) Wolf Road will be fully closed at the Metra railroad crossing in southwest suburban Orland Park beginning Wednesday. The closure between Southwest Highway and 179th Street will start Wed...
Apr 19, 2017
Trial begins in 2010 murder of CPD officer David Blake
Bernard Williams | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) Chicago Police SWAT Team officer David Blake was murdered by the troubled teenage brother of his girlfriend in a quiet South Side neighborhood, Cook County ...
Apr 19, 2017
WEATHER – Scattered thunderstorms developing. Morning highs in the mid to upper 60s
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 A FRONT APPROACHES CHICAGO TODAY WITH SHOWERS AND T-STORMS…..SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE LATER TODAY. THEN COOLER LA...
Apr 19, 2017
Future of Chicago’s aviation security force uncertain
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the dragging of a dentist off a United Airlines flight by airport security officers show they shouldn’t be allowed to carry guns. Emanuel on Monday...
Apr 18, 2017
Chicago’s summer film series returns with 14-feature lineup
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s Millennium Park Summer Film Series will return this year with longtime favorites like “Caddyshack” and award-winning new hits including “La La Land....
Apr 18, 2017
City hit with 2 more cop misconduct suits after sentences tossed
(CHICAGO) Two men filed lawsuits against the city on Monday after being released from prison in separate cases that unraveled when evidence surfaced indicating they had been framed by Chicago Police o...
Apr 18, 2017
Chicago EPA Office to Close, Durbin Vows Action
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) There could be a plan in the works to strip Chicago of the regional EPA office. It’s an idea that isn’t sitting well with Illinois lawmakers. The Sun-Tim...
Apr 18, 2017
